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Where to purchase teak & holly plywood Pat T at 3:21pm 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/24621 I have to replace a section of my cabin floor. It is teak ' holly, 3/8 thick. I need a piece approxi
Do Not Fly This Flag!!! Bad Obsession at 1:24pm 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2276 http://library.thinkquest.org/25326/Viking/viking1.gif That is the flag I am speaking of. I am not
Interior refit gregreinhard at 1:09pm 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2201 My cal 28 has old texturized foam backed cloth covering many areas of the bulkheads. I plan to strip
Don't you love lighthouses? (1) Warren Milberg at 12:30pm 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3630 Sharps Island Light is on the Chesapeake and about 11 miles SE of my marina. When the winds are favo
Opinions Needed: Regular Sailboat Maintenance sweetsurrender at 11:40am 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3150 I'm getting ready to be a new boat owner and I've been doing as much as I can to learn about what wo
Loose Footed Main Bilgewater at 11:04am 02.03.09 Smaller Boats 5/1321 Mid-winter doldrum wonderings: I have a 95 h26, and wonder if there would be any advantage to riggi
new cabin sole tholt at 10:50am 02.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1487 just got an estimate that my new cabin sole would require 80 hours work. Seems REALLY high to me. I
Lake Erie to California ndorfin at 10:18am 02.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1282 I'm moving my boat from Lake Erie (fresh water) to California (salt water). Do I need to do anythin
Lake to salt water ndorfin at 10:14am 02.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/950 I'm moving my boat from Lake Erie (fresh water) to California (salt water). Are there any modifica
Television Antennas on Board; gearhead responses needed philwsailz at 10:10am 02.03.09 Trailer Sailors 21/8914 I know I know.... :D Hopefully the "longer"title will prevent the casual reader from offering the
OT--Been away for a bit. Bad Obsession at 10:03am 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2124 Hello all. I am just starting to get back into the swing of things after a horrible year last year.
Treads on provisioning and recipes Merry Prankster at 9:52am 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1882 I have really been enjoying the threads on cooking, recipes, and provisioning. It seems to me that
Looking for ideas >>>> VHF Radio on a O 222 Lucky Bum at 8:32am 02.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3071 Now that my conversion from a power boat to sailboat is complete. seems that the issue with the VHF
Moble Friendly Site???? Jim at 5:41am 02.03.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2045 This site is hard to use on my BlackBerry. J
3M 5200 Adhesive Murray16764 at 6:21am 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 25/20294 To all, I have been doing some boat repairs at home over the winter and I used some 3M 5200 to glue
Another Anchor Question Fresh Water Wally at 5:53am 02.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1673 When conditions warrant it--IMO--and I want to add a Navy type anchor to my rode chain above my Danf
mainsheet wmacken at 3:57am 02.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1059 Has anyone moved their mainsheet to a cabintop setup on an Oday25? I would like to, but i don't know
Cunningham rigging on Catalina 30? jeff950 at 11:35pm 02.02.09 Catalina 30 2/4391 We bought a 1982 Catalina 30 about a year ago. The previous owner wasn't much of a sailor, and some
Jedda 22 Tim Jedda 22 at 8:35pm 02.02.09 Other Sailboats 1/8255 Hey all, I sail a Jedda (Kestral) 22 twin swing keel (some were twin fixed), they were made near Mel
remove frozen, broken bolts John at 7:26pm 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3094 So today I had the (keel stepped) mast pulled on my C36. This was in preparation for removing the bu

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First start in awhile... kappykaplan at 1:09pm 02.14.22 Don't ask me how I know this. :facepalm: :plus:
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 1:08pm 02.14.22 This is from MaineSails Marine How to site: HYDROLOCK! Cause = Improper Orientation of Scoop Stra
Attaching Clamshell Rick486 at 1:06pm 02.14.22 I'll give you a quick lesson. My sailing buddy and I on different boats transiting the Fox River,
Attaching Clamshell Richard19068 at 1:05pm 02.14.22 ... do you face the strainer into the prevailing flow of water or away from? ... I choose away, th
First start in awhile... Hayden Watson at 1:05pm 02.14.22 If your boat has a manual kill cable you can leave it pulled out and it will crank forever and not s
Attaching Clamshell Rick486 at 1:04pm 02.14.22 How do you attach this? Just put some short bronze screws into the hull? is once in a while to c
Raw water intake strainer JrzSailor at 12:56pm 02.14.22 Interesting. I don't think I have a slotted intake strainer on mine. I'll check next time I'm at the
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller (4) Gypsy Wind at 12:32pm 02.14.22 Here are some pics of our previous 1996 280.
Raw water pump. (2) Tomusa at 12:19pm 02.14.22 Yes, Oberdorfer. I had a leaky Sherwood and completely rebuilt it. Definitely not fun..many parts,
Attaching Clamshell nwsearle at 12:14pm 02.14.22 Sorry, I should have added that I purchased the strainer that had the through hull treaded section a
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 12:13pm 02.14.22 I'm leaning much more towards using my existing thru hull and valve since I can't find anything wro
Attaching Clamshell nwsearle at 12:07pm 02.14.22 I'll give you a quick lesson. My sailing buddy and I on different boats transiting the Fox River, W
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 12:06pm 02.14.22 @Dalliance Photos in post 15 and further comments explain it is a hole in the hull liner giving acc
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 02.14.22 I'm leaning much more towards using my existing thru hull and valve since I can't find anything wron
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:44am 02.14.22 @Dalliance Photos in post 15 and further comments explain it is a hole in the hull liner giving acce
Thru Hull Backing Plates (1) Ward H at 11:38am 02.14.22 Here is a photo of the OEM valve I installed last year. It is sitting on 1/4" G10 backing plate epox
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 11:36am 02.14.22 The backer plate above the thru-hull nut is bad. As for the recess, it looks to me like it could be
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:32am 02.14.22 I thought appropriate metal hardware is better for below water fittings? What's the advantage of th
Thru Hull Backing Plates (1) Tom J at 11:02am 02.14.22 I guessed that yours was an earlier model because of the position of the pendant tube. The later 25
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 11:00am 02.14.22 I thought appropriate metal hardware is better for below water fittings? What's the advantage of the

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